Crushing a star employee – confessions of a Senior Manager

By Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd I received an email from a senior manager after one of my engagement workshops last year. In it the manager explained that she really liked what I had to say about the difference[...]

Published: July 23, 2013
By: Darryl Stewart
Dealing with the squeaky wheel employee

By Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd There is an old saying that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.   This saying can be very true when it comes to problem employees can’t it? In a previous blog I talked about[...]

Published: July 16, 2013
By: Darryl Stewart
Why you should not be fair to your staff

By Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd My mantra on being a fair manager goes something like this: Treating people fairly to me does not mean treating everyone the same, it means treating everyone the way they deserve to be[...]

Published: July 9, 2013
By: Darryl Stewart
Feeding the Geckos – an employee engagement technique

By Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd Great teams develop their own unique words, phrases and culture over time.  It can be a badge of honour to understand the inside jokes and vernacular of the team.  It can create a[...]

Published: June 25, 2013
By: Darryl Stewart
Why you should be friends with your staff

By Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd If you feel right about becoming friends with your team then do it.  Don’t give in to those that believe you should keep a professional distance.  People respond to us best when we[...]

Published: June 18, 2013
By: Darryl Stewart

IBEX Payroll extends our profound respect and immeasurable gratitude to all the ancestors and keepers of the land on whose traditional territories our work takes place. We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene people and the traditional homeland of the Métis people. This land is sacred, historical, and significant. 

Every time we acknowledge this truth, we have an invitation and an opportunity to reflect on the wrongs of the past, what we do in the present, and what we can do to continually honour the people whose lands and water we benefit from today. 

This statement only acts as a first step in honouring the land we reside on and its peoples, and must be paired with education, understanding and informed action.